diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 415f3840a26a..d0d796d51a50 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1324,6 +1324,7 @@ struct proto {
 	/*
 	 * Pressure flag: try to collapse.
 	 * Technical note: it is used by multiple contexts non atomically.
+	 * Make sure to use READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() for all reads/writes.
 	 * All the __sk_mem_schedule() is of this nature: accounting
 	 * is strict, actions are advisory and have some latency.
 	 */
@@ -1424,7 +1425,7 @@ static inline bool sk_has_memory_pressure(const struct sock *sk)
 static inline bool sk_under_global_memory_pressure(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	return sk->sk_prot->memory_pressure &&
-		!!*sk->sk_prot->memory_pressure;
+		!!READ_ONCE(*sk->sk_prot->memory_pressure);
 }
 
 static inline bool sk_under_memory_pressure(const struct sock *sk)
@@ -1436,7 +1437,7 @@ static inline bool sk_under_memory_pressure(const struct sock *sk)
 	    mem_cgroup_under_socket_pressure(sk->sk_memcg))
 		return true;
 
-	return !!*sk->sk_prot->memory_pressure;
+	return !!READ_ONCE(*sk->sk_prot->memory_pressure);
 }
 
 static inline long
@@ -1513,7 +1514,7 @@ proto_memory_pressure(struct proto *prot)
 {
 	if (!prot->memory_pressure)
 		return false;
-	return !!*prot->memory_pressure;
+	return !!READ_ONCE(*prot->memory_pressure);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index ee15eff6364e..de5204577430 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct percpu_counter sctp_sockets_allocated;
 
 static void sctp_enter_memory_pressure(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	sctp_memory_pressure = 1;
+	WRITE_ONCE(sctp_memory_pressure, 1);
 }